Certain Taiwan motherboard makers scoured Intel's roadmap and determined that they won't be seeing the following CPUs until July 27: Core 2 Extreme X6800, Core 2 Duo E6300, Core 2 Duo E6400, Core 2 Duo E6600, and Core 2 Duo E6700. This delay follows a recent release of server processors based on the same Core 2 Duo architecture desktop architecture, including the dual-core Xeon 5100 series (see our coverage) at 2.33GHz to 3.0GHz clock speeds with a 1.33GHz FSB speed and 4 MB of L2 cache, built on 65 nm with low power consumption (between 40 and 80 watts depending on model).

The Core 2 Duo E4200 (1.6GHz, 2 MB of L2 cache, 800MHz FSB) is expected in Q4 2006. At the end of Q3 2006 the Celeron D 360 (Cedar Mill, 3.4GHz, US$103) will be the last Netburst chip line Intel ever releases, with a full phase-out occuring by the end of 2007 for the entire Netburst architecture (and there was much rejoicing).

These new delays come at a time when recent price cuts have seen a drop in profits at both Intel and AMD due to “pricing wars.” While the consumer will definitely benefit from these products, I'm sure both companies would prefer a little more revenue and profit.

Update 7-3-06 12:21PM: As pointed out, the timeframe of a month in the title was incorrect. The correct timeframe is actually only a 4 day delay – July 23 to July 27, not June 23 to July 27 as stated. – RobGeek